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Ruth Kirby 1925–2003 – Genealogical Records

Birth Date: 1925

Birth Location: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA

Death Date: 31 December 2003

Death Location: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Father: John Kirby

Mother: Mattie Arthur

Spouse(s): Haskell Fowler

Children(s): Michael Fowler

Ruth Kirby was born in 1925 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Robert Kirby And Mattie Lou Arthur. In 1935, Ruth Kirby resided in Rural, Laurens, South Carolina. In 1940, Ruth Kirby resided in Laurens Township, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina. Ruth Kirby married Haskell Lee Fowler, and had children including Michael Jerry Fowler, Veronica Fowler. Ruth Kirby passed away in 2003 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

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Biography

  • Ruth Kirby was born in 1925 in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA, the child of John Robert Kirby And Mattie Lou Arthur.
  • In 1935, Ruth Kirby resided in Rural, Laurens, South Carolina.
  • In 1940, Ruth Kirby resided in Laurens Township, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina.
  • Ruth Kirby married Haskell Lee Fowler, and had children including Michael Jerry Fowler, Veronica Fowler.
  • Ruth Kirby passed away in 2003 in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America.

Immediate Family

Parents

Spouses(s)

Children(s)

Ruth Kirby's Ancestors

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Ruth Kirby
1925–2003
Birth Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Parents
John Robert Kirby
1895–1962
Spartanburg County, South Carolina, USA
Mattie (Lou) Arthur
1895–
South Carolina
Grandparents
Daniel (Newton) Kirby
1864–1919
South Carolina, USA
Ida Davenport
1868–1951
Anderson County, South Carolina, USA
Great-Grandparents
Jesse Kirby
1834–
Mary Davenport
1831–1915
John Davenport
1834–
Mary Bolt
1839–
2nd-Great-Grandparents
Isaac Davenport
1812–1860
Tabitha Young
1812–1872

Ruth Kirby's Descendants

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Ruth Kirby (1925–31 December 2003) m. Haskell (Lee) Fowler (abt 1921–1992)
  1. 1. Michael (Jerry) Fowler 1947–2005

Ruth Kirby's Timeline

5 Records

1925
1925
Birth of Ruth Kirby in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1935
1935
Age 10
Ruth Kirby resided here in Rural, Laurens, South Carolina
Rural, Laurens, South Carolina
1940
1940
Age 15
Ruth Kirby resided here in Laurens Township, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens Township, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
1950
1950
Age 25
Ruth Kirby resided here in Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
2003
31 December 2003
Age 78
Death of Ruth Kirby in Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America

Sources

    Genealogy Event 1
    Event Type: Birth
    Event Date: 1925
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source:
    [1] 1940 United States Federal Census
    [2] U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 2
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1935
    Event Place: Rural, Laurens, South Carolina
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 3
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1940
    Event Place: Laurens Township, Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1940 United States Federal Census

    Genealogy Event 4
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Date: 1950
    Event Place: Laurens, Laurens, South Carolina, USA
    Record Source: 1950 United States Federal Census, United States of America, Bureau of the Census; Washington, D.C.; Seventeenth Census of the United States, 1950; Record Group: Records of the Bureau of the Census, 1790-2007; Record Group Number: 29; Residence Date: 1950; Home in 1950: Laurens, Laurens, So

    Genealogy Event 5
    Event Type: Custom Event
    Event Date: 3 Jan 2004
    Event Place: Greenville, South Carolina
    Record Source: Newspapers.com - The Greenville News - 3 Jan 2004 - Page 21, Obituary for Ruth Fowler 3 Jan 2004

    Genealogy Event 6
    Event Type: Residence
    Event Place: Greenville
    Record Source: U.S., Newspapers.com™ Obituary Index, 1800s-current, The Greenville News; Publication Date: 3 Jan 2004; Publication Place: Greenville, South Carolina, USA; ,0.8482756,0.327537,0.9654486&xid=3355

    Genealogy Event 7
    Event Type: Death
    Event Date: 31 December 2003
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

    Genealogy Event 8
    Event Type: Burial
    Event Place: Greenville, Greenville County, South Carolina, United States of America
    Record Source: U.S., Find a Grave® Index, 1600s-Current

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